diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c
index bf271a97d1e8..824ac0a0549f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c
@@ -4065,7 +4065,7 @@ int amdgpu_device_init(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 		}
 		/* must succeed. */
 		amdgpu_ras_resume(adev);
-		queue_delayed_work(system_wq, &adev->delayed_init_work,
+		queue_delayed_work(system_dfl_wq, &adev->delayed_init_work,
 				   msecs_to_jiffies(AMDGPU_RESUME_MS));
 	}
 
@@ -4630,7 +4630,7 @@ int amdgpu_device_resume(struct drm_device *dev, bool notify_clients)
 	if (r)
 		goto exit;
 
-	queue_delayed_work(system_wq, &adev->delayed_init_work,
+	queue_delayed_work(system_dfl_wq, &adev->delayed_init_work,
 			   msecs_to_jiffies(AMDGPU_RESUME_MS));
 exit:
 	if (amdgpu_sriov_vf(adev)) {